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Title: Application of Ultraviolet Light in Dental Identification of Avalanche Victims
Authors: Agrawal, Nitin Kumar
Dahal, Samarika
Wasti, Harihar
Soon, Alistair
Citation: AgrawalN. K., DahalS., WastiH., & SoonA. (2017). Application of Ultraviolet Light in Dental Identification of Avalanche Victims. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 15(2), 193-196. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v15i2.1057
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: Nepal Health Research Council
Keywords: Disaster Victim Identification
Forensic dentistry
Nepal
Ultraviolet light
Series/Report no.: May-Aug, 2017;1057
Abstract: Abstract In any disaster, it becomes important to identify the deceased for ethical, social and legal causes.Out of the numerous methods of identification, dental comparison is considered to be one of the scientific methods in a Disaster Victim Identification process. The two victims of avalanche in Nepal were identified using dental comparison. The two bodies brought for examination were unidentifiable visually. To aid identification of tooth coloured restorations, ultraviolet light was used. The ultraviolet light made the tooth coloured restorations appear distinct from the adjacent tooth structure in one of the cases. This helped in post-mortem charting of dental examination with greater accuracy. When the ante-mortem dental records and the post-mortem dental findings were compared, positive identification was made for both the cases. The bodies were then handed over to their respective kin. These cases highlighted the importance of ultraviolet light in post-mortem dental examination and the significance of forensic dentistry in identification process. Keywords: Disaster Victim Identification; forensic dentistry; Nepal; ultraviolet light.
Description: Case Report
URI: http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/20.500.14356/1677
ISSN: Print ISSN: 1727-5482; Online ISSN: 1999-6217
Appears in Collections:Vol 5 No 2 Issue 36 May-Aug 2017

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